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Israel's Past Role in Qatar Gaza Aid Mechanism Revealed · Israel Today: Ongoing War Report

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  Speaker 1: You're listening to Israel Today ongoing war report, I'm Noah Levi.
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  Speaker 1: We begin with developments in regional tensions. Iran's IRGC navy
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  Speaker 1: has reported that an oil tanker struck a mine and
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  Speaker 1: caught fire in the Strait of Hormuz. Details on the
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  Speaker 1: incident and its cause are still emerging, but it underscores
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  Speaker 1: the volatile situation in this vital global waterway. In Gaza,
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  Speaker 1: A significant report based on previously unpublished documents and official testimony,
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  Speaker 1: detailed in a Time magazine investigation, reveals the extent of
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  Speaker 1: successive Israeli government's involvement in the Qatari assistance mechanism for Hamas.
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  Speaker 1: The investigation shows that Israel played a direct role in establishing,
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  Speaker 1: operating and preserving these Qatari funds for years. Documents reportedly
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  Speaker 1: include requests from former Mossad director Yossi Cohen and a
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  Speaker 1: National Security Council official urging Qatar to continue payments, sometimes
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  Speaker 1: even as senior Israeli officials publicly criticised Doha. The Time
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  Speaker 1: report indicates Israel vetted recipients and supervised distributions, part of
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  Speaker 1: an arrangement intended to improve humanitarian conditions and regional stability.
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  Speaker 1: On the West Bank, the IDF reported that settlers raided
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  Speaker 1: a Palestinian village, vandalising a building and setting fire to
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  Speaker 1: a shed. In an effort to address multiplying flashpoints, Israeli
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  Speaker 1: police are proposing the creation of an 800-strong force, Brigade C,
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  Speaker 1: equipped with full civilian policing and investigative powers. Looking at
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  Speaker 1: Israeli domestic politics and external influence, former US President Donald
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  Speaker 1: Trump has publicly endorsed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ahead of
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  Speaker 1: the October 27 election. This marks an unprecedented move, sparking
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  Speaker 1: debate over its impact on the race, with some experts
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  Speaker 1: questioning its effectiveness while others see it as a significant
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  Speaker 1: boost for Netanyahu's campaign. The endorsement comes as polls show
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  Speaker 1: shifts in the political landscape. Prime Minister Netanyahu is also
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  Speaker 1: reportedly in talks to convince the Chayadi public party to
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  Speaker 1: withdraw from the election. For continuing coverage of antisemitism around
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